Question 1

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Third World and colonialism

Accepted Answer

The term "Third World" originally referr

Question 2

Between the 1950s and the 1970s, industrial production continued to grow at a steady pace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-The Nixon-Khrushchev debate held in the setting of a suburban kitchen illustrated how freedom in America had come to mean economic abundance and consumer choices during the 1950s. How is this new conception of freedom a departure from Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms"?

Accepted Answer

The Nixon-Khrushchev debate held in a su

Question 4

By the mid-1950s, for the first time in American history, blue-collar factory and manual laborers outnumbered white-collar workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

By 1955, the number of women working in America had exceeded the that of World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Rosa Parks

Accepted Answer

Rosa Parks, born on February 4, 1913, in

Question 7

In 1948, the Supreme Court ruled against provisions that would have allowed banks and private developers to bar nonwhites from suburban homeownership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The American National Exhibition in Moscow equated ________ with freedom.

Accepted Answer

A)  religion 
B)  communism 
C)  democracy 
D)  consumption 
E)  equality 
A)  religion 
B)  communism 
C)  democracy 
D)  consumption 
E)  equality

Question 9

In the Brown v. Board of Education case, why did Justice Earl Warren decide to consolidate five similar cases under the name of Brown and not Briggs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because Briggs wasn't a plaintiff. 
B)  His wife's last name was Briggs. 
C)  Briggs was from South Carolina and Warren personally disliked the South. 
D)  He preferred to choose a case from the Midwest and not one from an old Confederate state. 
E)  He believed it was a more appealing name. 
A)  Because Briggs wasn't a plaintiff. 
B)  His wife's last name was Briggs. 
C)  Briggs was from South Carolina and Warren personally disliked the South. 
D)  He preferred to choose a case from the Midwest and not one from an old Confederate state. 
E)  He believed it was a more appealing name.

Question 10

After World War II, the automobile

Accepted Answer

A)  was only used in rural areas. 
B)  was not affordable in the South. 
C)  became central to suburban life. 
D)  continued to be a luxury. 
E)  was replaced by the bus as the pREFerred method of transportation. 
A)  was only used in rural areas. 
B)  was not affordable in the South. 
C)  became central to suburban life. 
D)  continued to be a luxury. 
E)  was replaced by the bus as the pREFerred method of transportation.

Question 11

America's image abroad during the Cold War

Accepted Answer

A)  did not appear to suffer in Asian or African nations, which relied on the United States for military and economic aid. 
B)  proved to be an unreliable propaganda weapon for the Soviet Union. 
C)  could be a source of embarrassment for diplomats courting the support of the nonwhite world. 
D)  was not of major concern to most leaders, given America's status as an economic superpower. 
E)  improved and was no longer a problem after the Brown decision. 
A)  did not appear to suffer in Asian or African nations, which relied on the United States for military and economic aid. 
B)  proved to be an unreliable propaganda weapon for the Soviet Union. 
C)  could be a source of embarrassment for diplomats courting the support of the nonwhite world. 
D)  was not of major concern to most leaders, given America's status as an economic superpower. 
E)  improved and was no longer a problem after the Brown decision.

Question 12

What ended the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protesters gave up when they needed to ride the buses to get to work. 
B)  Business leaders pushed both sides to come to an agreement. 
C)  The bus companies went bankrupt. 
D)  The Supreme Court ruled segregation on public transportation was unconstitutional. 
E)  The city fully integrated its schools. 
A)  Protesters gave up when they needed to ride the buses to get to work. 
B)  Business leaders pushed both sides to come to an agreement. 
C)  The bus companies went bankrupt. 
D)  The Supreme Court ruled segregation on public transportation was unconstitutional. 
E)  The city fully integrated its schools.

Question 13

The "standard consumer package" of the 1950s included a car, house, and television.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Although suburban communities were segregated in the 1950s, today, communities such as Levittown on Long Island are completely racially integrated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The emergence of a popular culture geared toward the incipient youth market suggested they conformed with middle-class norms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What event renewed the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1960?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Soviets shot down a U.S. spy plane flying over their territory. 
B)  The Soviets put missiles in Cuba. 
C)  Joseph McCarthy made accusations about the Soviets meddling in U.S. elections. 
D)  The United States toppled the leadership in Iran. 
E)  The "Kitchen Debate" angered both countries. 
A)  The Soviets shot down a U.S. spy plane flying over their territory. 
B)  The Soviets put missiles in Cuba. 
C)  Joseph McCarthy made accusations about the Soviets meddling in U.S. elections. 
D)  The United States toppled the leadership in Iran. 
E)  The "Kitchen Debate" angered both countries.

Question 17

The "Third World"

Accepted Answer

A)  encompassed an enormous range of territory, including several tiny western European nations. 
B)  was largely left out of the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. 
C)  was an invented term for developing nations not aligned with the Soviet Union or the United States. 
D)  included many nations newly created out of former eastern European nations. 
E)  was a term African nations gave themselves to suggest a "third way" in the Cold War. 
A)  encompassed an enormous range of territory, including several tiny western European nations. 
B)  was largely left out of the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. 
C)  was an invented term for developing nations not aligned with the Soviet Union or the United States. 
D)  included many nations newly created out of former eastern European nations. 
E)  was a term African nations gave themselves to suggest a "third way" in the Cold War.

Question 18

As suggested by some commentators, how did big business enable individual freedom in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Big business successfully lobbied for higher tariffs on consumer goods, which increased profits and drove American wages up. 
B)  With large-scale production of goods came the freedom for individuals to choose among many items. 
C)  Corporations in the 1950s offered a range of benefits to employees that freed them from economic uncertainty. 
D)  The repeal of New Deal regulatory controls on investment banking allowed individual Americans to put their money into the stock market without restriction. 
E)  Big business made more luxury items affordable for the average American. 
A)  Big business successfully lobbied for higher tariffs on consumer goods, which increased profits and drove American wages up. 
B)  With large-scale production of goods came the freedom for individuals to choose among many items. 
C)  Corporations in the 1950s offered a range of benefits to employees that freed them from economic uncertainty. 
D)  The repeal of New Deal regulatory controls on investment banking allowed individual Americans to put their money into the stock market without restriction. 
E)  Big business made more luxury items affordable for the average American.

Question 19

The Eisenhower Doctrine was a promise to roll back communism in eastern Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

During the postwar suburban boom, African- Americans

Accepted Answer

A)  could only buy houses in Levittown. 
B)  could only get credit from state-sponsored agencies. 
C)  found out it was almost impossible to enjoy suburban life. 
D)  finally enjoyed racial equality. 
E)  were paid as much as whites for similar jobs. 
A)  could only buy houses in Levittown. 
B)  could only get credit from state-sponsored agencies. 
C)  found out it was almost impossible to enjoy suburban life. 
D)  finally enjoyed racial equality. 
E)  were paid as much as whites for similar jobs.

Exam 24: An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Third World and colonialism

Between the 1950s and the 1970s, industrial production continued to grow at a steady pace.

By the mid-1950s, for the first time in American history, blue-collar factory and manual laborers outnumbered white-collar workers.

By 1955, the number of women working in America had exceeded the that of World War II.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Rosa Parks

In 1948, the Supreme Court ruled against provisions that would have allowed banks and private developers to bar nonwhites from suburban homeownership.

The American National Exhibition in Moscow equated ________ with freedom.

In the Brown v. Board of Education case, why did Justice Earl Warren decide to consolidate five similar cases under the name of Brown and not Briggs?

After World War II, the automobile

America's image abroad during the Cold War

What ended the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

The "standard consumer package" of the 1950s included a car, house, and television.

Although suburban communities were segregated in the 1950s, today, communities such as Levittown on Long Island are completely racially integrated.

The emergence of a popular culture geared toward the incipient youth market suggested they conformed with middle-class norms.

What event renewed the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1960?

The "Third World"

As suggested by some commentators, how did big business enable individual freedom in the 1950s?

The Eisenhower Doctrine was a promise to roll back communism in eastern Europe.

During the postwar suburban boom, African- Americans

A New World

Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

A Divided Nation

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